Senior DevOps Engineer

About the position

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Clearlink, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure, tools, and processes necessary to support our software engineering teams. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the smooth deployment and operation of our applications, while also working on continuous improvement initiatives to enhance our DevOps practices. Your expertise and leadership will be instrumental in achieving our goals.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage infrastructure as code (IAC) solutions using CloudFormation / CDK.
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for application deployments, ensuring quick and reliable releases.
• Develop and maintain monitoring solutions, including setting up alerts and responding to incidents to ensure system reliability.
• Manage Docker containers, building custom Docker images, utilizing containers for local development processes, and deploying images to production systems while orchestrating them using AWS ECS.
• Implement and enforce security best practice and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to automate, simplify and improve operational tasks.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal system performance and scalability.
• Attend to/automate various systems for which you will be responsible.
• Mentor junior members of the DevOps team, sharing your knowledge and best practices.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to prepare for annual PCI audits, ensuring all systems meet stringent security standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, system administration, or a related field.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python, Bash, PHP, Ruby, Go, or Node.js.
• Knowledge of development frameworks such as Laravel, Wordpress.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, ECS, Kubernetes).
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Bitbucket Pipelines, CircleCI, Github Actions, AWS CodeBuild, AWS Pipelines, Jenkins).
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and infrastructure best practices. (Subnets, Security Group / Firewall Rules, WAF, DNS, SSH)
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IAC) and automation tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Strong experience with Linux and configuration management (e.g., Chef, Ansible).
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

• Low-cost, competitive health coverage (domestic partners included!) with employer-paid counseling services.
• 401(k) matching after just two months of employment, with employer matching starting at ~3%.
• Access an employer-paid spending account for physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing expenses.
• Competitive time-off balances that accrue weekly.
• 2 weeks of paid parental leave during the first year and up to 6 weeks after one year of employment.
• Additional flex holidays in addition to our company paid holidays.
• Hybrid work options with 4 days in the office and 1 day remote.
• Onsite restaurants, a 7,000 sqft gym, pickleball & basketball courts, spin class/pilates room, bikes, massages, and more.
• Employer paid life insurance (including coverage for dependents and spouses).
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for fostering connections and celebrating diversity.